Annual mean 15°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
22.8 °C
Coldest
12.1 °C
Wettest
51%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Oakland over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Oakland runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; June is the driest month, at 22%. Winds in Oakland are highest in June, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Oakland come in June, when the sky is typically 25% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 48%.
Month by month Oakland climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
9°C
10°C
51%
48%
2.6 m/s
12
0
77
February
14°C
8°C
11°C
51%
34%
3.0 m/s
20
0
75
March
15°C
9°C
12°C
52%
44%
3.2 m/s
23
0
78
April
17°C
11°C
14°C
46%
34%
3.5 m/s
44
3
81
May
19°C
12°C
16°C
44%
34%
4.0 m/s
54
9
78
June
21°C
14°C
19°C
22%
25%
4.2 m/s
61
20
67
July
21°C
15°C
20°C
24%
30%
4.1 m/s
67
26
62
August
22°C
15°C
21°C
24%
31%
3.7 m/s
74
29
58
September
22°C
15°C
21°C
29%
29%
3.2 m/s
73
24
63
October
21°C
13°C
19°C
42%
27%
2.6 m/s
72
14
75
November
16°C
10°C
13°C
47%
33%
2.3 m/s
37
1
85
December
13°C
8°C
11°C
50%
43%
2.5 m/s
12
0
77
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Oakland weather by season
Year round, Oakland has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Oakland weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 51%
Winter in Oakland has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Oakland weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 47%
Spring in Oakland has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Oakland weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 15°CRain 23%
Summer in Oakland has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Oakland weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 39%
Autumn in Oakland has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Oakland?
The rainy (wet) season in Oakland runs from October to May, peaking in March with a 52% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; June is the driest month, at 22%.
What time of year is Oakland windiest?
Winds in Oakland are highest in June, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Oakland year round?
The average temperature in Oakland over the whole year is 15°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.